'To illustrate how strong of a storm this is, 28.21 inches is equivalent to a Category 3 Hurricane. The lowest pressure for the storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975 was 28.95 inches.'

You can check out the National Weather Service's excruciatingly detailed map: the varied colors list additional warnings for blizzard conditions and flooding.

THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on downOf the big lake they call Gitche GumeeThe lake, it is said, never gives up her deadWhen the skies of November turn gloomy.